Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

Mahler: Symphony No. 8 (Live)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

2020

Recorded live in 2016—almost exactly 100 years to the day since Leopold Stokowski conducted The Philadelphia Orchestra in the US premiere of the work—Mahler’s Eighth once again awes and overwhelms. Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s superb musicianship and skill in choral repertoire make this very special indeed. The orchestra plays magnificently, the choirs sing as if their lives depended on it and the numerous soloists are well chosen, with Erin Wall and Angela Meade the standouts. The recording captures the symphony’s scale as well as its complex spatial demands. A terrific account of a work whose performance still ranks as a major musical event.

I. "Veni creator spiritus"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Joe Miller

1:26

II. "Imple superna gratia"

Erin Wall, Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Anthony Dean Griffey, John Relyea, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Joe Miller

4:25

III. "Infirma nostri corporis"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Erin Wall, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Anthony Dean Griffey, Angela Meade, John Relyea, Markus Werba, Scott Tucker, Joe Miller

1:47

IV. Tempo I. Allegro, etwas hastig

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:25

V. "Infirma nostri corporis virtute firmans perpeti"

Erin Wall, John Relyea, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Markus Werba, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade, Anthony Dean Griffey

2:48

VI. "Accende lumen sensibus"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Dean Griffey, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, The American Boychoir, Markus Werba, Westminster Symphonic Choir, John Relyea, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Angela Meade, Erin Wall, Joe Miller

5:22

VII. "Qui Paraclitus diceris"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Markus Werba, John Relyea, Angela Meade, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Scott Tucker, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Anthony Dean Griffey, Erin Wall, Joe Miller

4:18

VIII. "Gloria sit Patri Domino"

Scott Tucker, John Relyea, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The American Boychoir, Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Dean Griffey, Erin Wall, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Angela Meade, Joe Miller

1:52

I. Poco adagio

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

6:23

II. Più mosso. Allegro moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

3:47

III. "Waldung, sie schwankt heran"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, Joe Miller

4:31

IV. "Ewiger Wonnebrand"

Markus Werba, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

V. "Wie Felsenabgrund mir zu Füßen"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, John Relyea, The Philadelphia Orchestra

4:37

VI. "Gerettet ist das edle Glied"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The American Boychoir, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Scott Tucker, Joe Miller

1:03

VII. "Jene Rosen, aus den Händen"

Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Joe Miller

2:10

VIII. "Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest"

The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Elizabeth Bishop, Scott Tucker, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:47

IX. "Ich spür' soeben"

Westminster Symphonic Choir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Joe Miller

0:35

X. "Hier ist die Aussicht frei" - "Freudig empfangen wir"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The American Boychoir, Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Anthony Dean Griffey, Joe Miller

0:38

XI. "Höchste Herrscherin der Welt"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Dean Griffey

2:41

XII. "Jungfrau, rein im schönsten Sinne"

The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Scott Tucker, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anthony Dean Griffey, Joe Miller

1:44

XIII. Äußerst langsam. Adagissimo

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

1:38

XIV. "Dir, der Unberührbaren" - "Du schwebst zu Höhen"

The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Erin Wall, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Joe Miller

2:42

XV. "Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Angela Meade, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

0:59

XVI. ''Bei dem Bronn, zu dem schon weiland"

Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:27

XVII. "Bei dem hochgeweihten Orte"

Mihoko Fujimura, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:04

XVIII. "Die du großen Sünderinnen"

Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Angela Meade, The Philadelphia Orchestra

1:38

XIX. "Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche"

Erin Wall, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

0:47

XX. "Er überwächst uns schon"

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, The American Boychoir, Scott Tucker

1:19

XXI. "Vom edlen Geisterchor umgeben"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Erin Wall, The American Boychoir

2:14

XXII. "Komm! hebe dich zu höhern Sphären"

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Lisette Oropesa

1:18

XXIII. "Blicket auf zum Retterblick"

Westminster Symphonic Choir, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Scott Tucker, The American Boychoir, Anthony Dean Griffey, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Joe Miller

6:19

XXIV. "Alles Vergängliche"

Markus Werba, Erin Wall, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Mihoko Fujimura, Elizabeth Bishop, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Anthony Dean Griffey, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Angela Meade, The American Boychoir, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Scott Tucker, John Relyea, Joe Miller

6:41

Gustav Mahler

Composer
Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra
Joe Miller

Chorus Director
Erin Wall

Soprano

Sid McLauchlan

Producer
Andrew Mellor

Producer
Alexander Van Ingen

Producer
Claire Hay

Editing Engineer
Brett Cox

Recording Engineer
Andrew Mellor

Balance Engineer, Editing Engineer
Charles Gagnon

Recording Engineer